Automobile legging and boot.



No. 769,606. PATENTED SEPT. 6, 1904. A. HEILBRONER. AUTOMOBILE LEGGINGAND BOOT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 28. 1903.

NO MODEL.

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ALEXANDER HEILBRONER, OF NEiV YORK, N. Y.

AUTOMOBILE LEGGING AND BOOT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 769,606, datedSeptember 6, 1904.

Application filed November 28,1903. Serial No. 183,061. (No modelfi T0n/ZZ whom, it ntag concern.-

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER HEILBRO- NEE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented an Improvement in Automobile Leggings and Boots,of which the following is a specification.

The object of the present invention is to provide a garment especiallyadapted to automobile and carriage riders, which combines comfort andelegance and is adapted to be worn either by men or women.

Both the legging and the shoe portion of the garment may be varied insize and made to suit the rider, as the present invention is not limitedto this portion of the garment. The top part of the shoe portion is madeas a continuation of the fabric composing the upper or legging portionof the garment, the sole of the shoe portion being of leather or othermaterial, so that the entire garment may be put on directly over theregular shoe and trousers of the wearer. The outside fabric of thelegging and shoe is composed of fur or cloth or other material, and theentire garment is lined with a woolen fabric for additional warmth.Vfhen in place on the wearer, his entire leg and foot is covered,excepting the heel of his regular shoe, which remains exposed.

Hy invention relates to improvements in a combination boot and leggingin which the boot or shoe is a continuation of and forms a part of thesame piece with the legging.

The objects of my improvement are, first, to combine in a one-piecegarment all the advantages of a boot-covering and a leg-covering;second, to provide a legging which will be adjustable to any size legand one which will conform to the shape of the leg; third, to increasethe degree of warmth by the use of an adjustable overlap; fourth, toreduce to a minimum the time required in putting on and taking off thegarment; fifth, by the adjustable feature to avoid the crushing andfolding of clothing underneath, so as to draw this portion of thegarment as tightly as desired around the leg; sixth, to provide asingle-piece boot and legging that may be used interchangeably foreither right or left leg and foot.

1 attain these objects by the garment illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a front view of the article. Fig. 2 is aside view, and Fig. 3 is a rear view.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A is the body of the legging, (of fur, cloth, or leather or othermaterial,) which extends in one continuous piece from dotted line inFig. 2 around the leg to and including overlapping points a on samefigure.

B is a short strap attached to A about half way down the legging, havingfastened to its end a hook I).

C is a longer strap, attached to A and having fastened to it at its enda small hook 0. \Vhen the logging is wrapped around the leg, the smallhooks 7) and a lit into rings (5, placed in two or more series (three inthe present instance) at intervals around the circle of the leg, thisinterval varying in the different-size garments. This succession ofintervals is illustrated by the difference in position between the rings(I at the top, center, and bottom in Fig. l and their position in Fig.3.

D is a short strap fixed to the body of A and holding the rings ('6.

E is the boot or shoe portion, being a continuation in one piece of A,Figs. 1 and 2.

F is the opening to the shoe to admit entrance of wearers foot.

(1 is sole of shoe, which will vary in length.

H indicates one or more lines of stitching across the instep to hold theshape of the legging at this place.

in place of straps and hooks a string and eyelets or other fastening maybe used.

WV hat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

1. A legging comprising a leg portion having an overlap extending theentire length of the leg portion, with points formed thereon and a toeportion all made of a single piece of material, a sole on the toeportion, straps having hooks on their ends secured to the points,

a hook secured to the edge of the overlap intermediate the points andeyes secured to the leg portion at different elevations to be engaged bysaid hooks, substantially as described.

' 2. A legging comprising a leg portion having an overlap extending theentire length of the leg portion, With points a formed thereon and a toeportion all made of asingle piece of material, and having one or morelines of stitching across the instep, a sole on the toe portion, strapshaving hooks on their ends secured to the points, a short strap betweenthe points and having a hook secured thereto and eyes secured to the legportion engaged by said hooks, substantially as described.

3. A legging comprising aleg portion having an overlap extending theentire length of the leg portion, with a point a at each end of theoverlap and a toe portion, all formed of a single piece of material, andhaving one or more lines of stitching across the instep to maintain theshape of the legging at that part, a sole on the toe portion, a strapsecured to each point a, a short strap secured to the overlap betweenthe points, a hook on the free end of each strap and eyes secured to theleg portion, each of Which is adapted to be engaged by a hook,substantially as described.

Signed by me this 27th day of November, 3

ALEXANDER HEILBRONER.

Witnesses:

NATHANIEL F. JoNEs, V. E. WHITLOCK.

